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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

I am one of those people who enjoys listening to music when I run. There are only some times when I don’t bring along my ear buds:

I’m running with a friend or group. I like to try to avoid being anti social, plus if the group is talking trash about me I want to hear it and fight back.

On the trails. I would prefer to hear the mountain lion, bear or rattlesnake before they attack me. And, the trails I run on tend to be overflowing with mountain bikers so I need to be aware when they are about to run me down.

If I’m training for a race where music won’t be allowed. Most trail races don’t allow ear buds. Same with Ironman races. I’m a believer that it is important to train how you will race. So, when training for these races I try to forgo the tunes.

However, other than the above three instances, I usually listen to music. It inspires and energizes me. It cracks me up how some runners are quite judgmental about people who listen to music while they run. Like it somehow makes them less of a runner. Who cares? I know the elites don’t listen to music, but I’m not an elite and never will be. I just do what brings me happiness.

Over the years I’ve gone through quite a few pairs of in-ear headphones. My biggest pet peeve with headphones is when they don’t stay in my freaking ear. Sometimes the get jarred out with the movement of my running. Sometimes my sweaty ear canal makes them slide out. Sometimes the wind grabs and pulls them out. Whatever the cause, it annoys the hell out of me and has often made me simply leave the headphones at home.

Recently, Sol Republic, the makers of Relay Sport headphones asked me to try their product. This request came at a time when I was particularly pissed off at my regular in-ear headphones due to the reasons listed above. So, I agreed.

I’ve now run with these 4 times. Once you figure out how they are meant to sit in your ear (it’s important to note which one is for the left and which is for the right) they really don’t move. After a 6 mile run one day I noticed that I had not messed with them even once. Score. The company says they don’t move because there is a flexible ring around each ear bud, which allows secure placement in the ears.

The sound quality is decent– in my opinion unless you are wearing a full-on huge set of headphones you are not going get the most amazing sound. But, these babies are pretty darn good.

Wow. I don’t think I’ve ever looked at my ear up close. I mean, it’s not like you can see this angle of your ear on a regular basis. Stare at it for a moment and think about how weirdly shaped the ear is. Right? Probably why you don’t hear too much about ear fetishes. See what I mean about how these earphones sit so nicely in my delicate and sweet ear? I think the blue accents my lobe quite nicely.

One big bonus, they are sweat resistant. This means they don’t slide out when I get moist (that must be a TWSS somehow). Also – they come with four different sizes of ear tips so whether you have an XL or an XS hole you should be covered (and ear tips are free for life if you buy a pair of headphones from Relay Sport).

The cost is pretty on par with higher quality ear buds – on sale now for about $59.99 MSRP, plus free shipping.

yes, i do because mainly run alone or with my husband...and he doesn't like talking while running. :) but i only use 1 earbud to be more aware of my surroundings/more alert with traffic. i used to listen to audiobooks but quit because i couldn't concentrate on them well enough.

I would love to try these headphones! I have a small bump (extra cartilage) in my left ear canal & in the ear headphones irritate my ear after about 30-40 minutes. I have tries quite a few pair with little success!

I like to listen to music when I run alone, I find the beat helps me with my pace. But I also like to listen to audio books, especially on long runs - it makes the time go by faster.

Question about these earphones - I hate it when earphones "suction" in my ear and then I end up hearing my heart beat and foot steps inside my ears. Do these do that? Or am I the only weirdo that this happens to?

I listen to music often while running. And I'm going to keep doing it too. I actually was just having the earphone conversation: I can never find good ones because they always slide out of my ears or get ruined by my insane amount of sweat. I was going to buy a Bluetooth pair on Amazon today but they sold out in minutes!!

I've yet to find a pair of earbuds that stay in. So frustrating wasting $. I still have to use the wrap-arounds. *sigh* Might have to give these a try. People are forever telling me that I try to "push" them in too much instead of just letting them sit naturally. I guess I still haven't mastered the art of earbud placement.

I have a love-hate relationship with my current in-ear buds -- they tend to slide out when I get sweaty, which is approximately 0.1 miles into any run. But I can't wear the over-ear headphones, because I wear glasses. Maybe these would work better in my ears!

I love tunes when I run, but, like you, it depends where I'm running. I've had the same earbuds since I started running in 2010, and it's about time for a new pair. They get tangled up and even though I've tried to clean them, they're a bit icky. So yes, I'd love to try these!!

I've gone through so many ear buds trying to find my perfect pair. From the corded standard ones that usually come with your phone, to beats (by Dr. Dre). Also, I've tried the LG cordless Tones, which worked really good, but they slide on my neck (too much sweat)! Now, I'm unfortunately tring the cordless Jaybird Bluebuds. The audio is the best so far, but I cannot for the life of me keep them fitted correctly. Very frustrating!! IMHO Jaybird really overthought the design, just my 2¢.

I would love to win a pair! I'm using my apple ear buds but only because I sweated my last pair to death. I wish I could go without but I need to drowned out the buzz of traffic if on the road, the voices in my head, the lovely whir of the treadmill and the grunts and puffs of Mr. Muscle man if I'm in the gym.

Would LOVE a pair. Can never find ones that don't slip out or drive me crazy while running. Is it possible to win as an anonymous commenter? I don't have those other accounts but my name is Amy....if that helps.

I do listen to music when I run, I feel like it motivates me better than without. I know that tunes can have a negative impact on your running depending on what song you are listening to but who cares, I try to listen to fast paced pump me up songs anyways!

I'm like you; I like to listen to music when I run, but there are times that I don't. For me, I don't listen when I do speed work on the track because I need to listen to my breathing. Of course, when I'm with someone else, I don't listen to music. Sometimes on the trail I listen, and sometimes I don't. We don't really have wild beasts in Ohio.

So far I haven't been one to listen to music while I run (other than the one song that gets stuck in my head before I go out and I then hear on repeat the whole time) because I haven't found comfortable ear buds that stay put!

I am always listening to books on my Ipod when I run and need good earbuds. Sometimes I run farther because I need to finish that one chapter and it gets me out the door to run if it is a really good book. Granted I don't run very fast but can go the distance with a good booka1

I've tried so many times to listen to music while I run. I don't like listening to music I know the words to because then I try to sing & run (not good). I can't seem to find tunes that really motivate me. Monday at the gym I did 10 miles on the treadmill (a couple tornadoes here in the Midwest) without music, watching the 26 silent tvs, wishing someone would shoot me.

OMG I just got home from a run on the treadmill at the gym and my ear buds were irritating me the WHOLE time!!! Falling out, not sitting comfortably ..... I'd love to try these! I run outside w/o music, etc but on the treadmill, I HAVE to listen to something!

I used to be able to run without music but my post-partum comeback seems to require it. I have yet to find a pair I actually like so I usually just go with the speaker on my phone. I'm sure the older folk at the park love listening to "Bad Blood" as I pass.

On shorter runs, I make myself do without music. It used to be physically impossible for me to run without music, so I've overcome it somewhat. For long runs, I still need it. And it makes me go faster :-)

I listen to music and I'm willing to spend decent money on headphones if they're good quality. I was buying expensive headphones but the wires into the headphones would short out after 4-6 months. Not worth it.

I generally don't listen to music unless I'm on the treadmill; then I need it just to keep myself from going insane and to be blissfully unaware of others' and my own bodily noises, *ahem.* However, I live in an area that gets a lot of hard-packed snow and ice in the winter, so I am at the indoor track or treadmill quite a lot. I also have a couple of sprinting/speedwork training programs (Tabata workouts, etc.) that I will use headphones for at the track because otherwise it annoys the crap out of everyone with the countdowns and beeps. And those are the workouts where the headphones always fall out because I'm a hot sweaty mess!

When I run outside, I am often running in an urban environment and need to be aware, so I rarely wear headphones. I also get into a zen-like state where music would simply be too much distraction from my own wandering thoughts.

I LOVE having music on when I run. It helps me keep my pace, regulate my breathing, and keep me motivated to keep going! I like YurBuds, they're the best I've tried so far, but would love to try these for comparison! Thanks for the referral!

I used to always listen to music when I ran, mostly to distract me from discomfort as well as energize me. Then came the in ear buds....I have never found ones that stay in my ear. I'd like to try again!

I do listen to music when I run. I can't stand it when I don't have music.I need these! I have what I call elf ears, because they are so small. My other good ones finally died and I'm using these crappy cheap ones. They constantly fall out.

I almost always listen to music. It makes the run much more fun and makes the time fly by. I am careful to keep the volume low enough that I can hear cars and things going on around me though. And if there are bands/performers/people reading from James Joyce (really!) along a race route, I always pause the music and take one earbud out to listen and appreciate their hard work.

Running is a great way to destress and listening to music helps me drown out the world and almost reach a meditative state (though it is wise to keep the music low for safety reasons, e.g. to listen for car horn, yelling pedestrians, alien invasions).

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